Slavery was downright essential to mercantilism in eighteenth-century Great Britain. This was because mercantilism depended on the use of colonies to produce raw materials, particularly cash crops <span>, for the mother country. These cash crops, with sugar being by far the most important, represented a major source of revenue for Great Britain. </span>
U need ur own opinion for this, but maybe depending on the situation, everyone has a right to their own life and safety, regardless of the mistakes they made. idk it depends